Abstracts
Abstract
Brazilian concert music for bassoon—the fruit of the Brazilian nationalist movement of the 19th and 20th centuries—is challenging for performers due to the circumstances in which this repertoire emerged and the influences underlying it. Here, the role of Brazilian popular music in the formation and establishment of this repertoire is often unstated or understated. One important popular genre unique to Brazil is choro. It is impossible to deliver a faithful performance of many of the Brazilian nationalist music pieces heavily influenced by choro without some acquaintance with this genre. These considerations have become especially relevant due to the widespread popularity of Brazilian concert music repertoire for bassoon all around the world. Informed performance practice in ‘good taste’ can result, among other, from closing the gaps in knowledge, providing sufficient and clear background and reference information, raising awareness for practices and conventions of the time and style, and passing on the insight of those close to the source in a manner of oral tradition.
Keywords:
- bassoon,
- Brazilian concert music,
- Brazilian nationalism,
- choro,
- performance practice
Résumé
La musique de concert brésilienne pour le basson, fruit du mouvement nationaliste des xixe et xxe siècles, apporte un défi aux interprètes étant donné les circonstances dans lesquelles ce répertoire émergea ainsi que les influences qui lui sont particulières. Ici, le rôle et l’influence que la musique populaire brésilienne a eu dans la formation de ce répertoire est souvent méconnu ou sous-estimé. Un genre important de la musique populaire brésilienne, unique à cette nation, est le choro. Il est impossible de proposer une interprétation fidèle, authentique, des nombreuses oeuvres nationalistes brésiliennes, oeuvres grandement influencées par le choro, sans avoir préalablement une certaine connaissance et un contact avec ce genre. Ces considérations deviennent particulièrement pertinentes en raison de la grande popularité dans le monde entier du répertoire de musique de concert brésilien pour le basson. La pratique de performance « de bon goût » peut, notamment, renforcer les lacunes dans les connaissance par le rapprochement des liens manquants, fournissant des informations et références de base suffisantes et claires, afin de sensibiliser aux pratiques et aux conventions de l’époque et du style, transmettant le savoir de ceux étant près de la source, à la manière de la transmission par voie orale de la tradition.
Mots-clés :
- basson,
- choro,
- musique de concert brésilienne,
- nationalisme brésilien,
- pratique de performance
Appendices
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